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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
10
The column notes dull business on commission row, with residents recalling prior meetings and discussing tax effects. It mentions seven good men in the area and lists items people can do without like apples and grapes. A Friday drop of ten points in wholesale sugar prices is reported.
A Sunday November change alters through schedules on the Pennsylvania lines. Local service shifts on several divisions. Notable trains through Indianapolis include the Keystone Express 2:06 PM and The New York Limited 10:10 PM. Other adjustments affect arrivals at New York, Columbus, and Vincennes divisions with several trains removed or rerouted.
Nov 4 reports President Roosevelt arriving to attend the funeral of James Grace. The day featured a tense moment with a Broadway trolley car near a church and an awkward encounter at a doorstep during the communion. The piece recalls unusual, anxious scenes from the eventful day.
Five hundred policemen and plainclothes agents protected the president at all times during the visit. Two men who sent letters to him were detained for sanity examinations. An elderly man bypassed guards, presented a letter, which the president rejected and the man was taken to the station.
A fragmentary court report shows Sam Howard, a waiter, testifying about drinking and bitterness during work. The text mentions a Wing of the Pennsylvanian exchange, a mishmash of names, and unclear monetary figures, all within a damaged OCR passage.
At Union Stockyard Pennsylvania on November supply of cattle hogs and lambs was steady with prices for choice prime and common grades noted. Cows veal calves and lambs showed varied ranges with primes and heavies traded, while Chicago grain markets closed higher for wheat oats and corn futures in steady trading amid mixed pork and rib values.
Abbreviated market notes show cattle and hogs bidding higher with steady demand and moderate receipts. Prices listed for lambs and sheep at varying bids, including western stocker sheep and feeder activity. overall tone reflects a bustling livestock market in Chicago with fluctuating quotes.
The market opened generally stronger with scattered gains in New York stocks led by gains in Central and Metropolitan issues and public steel preferred. Grain, sugar, and copper showed small advances. money and gold import expectations kept a cautious but steady tone. Cattle, hogs, and sheep prices varied across Cincinnati and Indianapolis markets, with receipts and shipments noted and futures demand muted.
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